A black and gold lacquered bamboo fan, China, Canton for export, 19th century Large asymmetrical fan, the master strands and plumes in black and gold lacquered bamboo decorated in lobed cartouches with figures in gardens among flowers and butterflies. The double sheet is painted in gouache with animated scenes of figures in palaces and gardens. Parts of the figures' clothing are in silk, the faces in painted bone. Metal clasp. W x H open: 65 x 35 cm (a little paper missing, one head missing and slight tears)